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Detroit fans sit between Vince Carter, Delonte West during Mavericks game

The view of the Mavericks’ bench looked a little deeper last night in Dallas’ 100-86 win over the Pistons in the Palace in Auburn Hills, but these weren’t Donnie Nelson acquisitions.

Two men from the stands sat between Dallas’ Vince Carter and Delonte West during the game, and while they didn’t log any minutes, there was some lager being consumed while the Mavericks were moving closer to .500 on the season.

The individuals were identified as designer Aaron Cohen (with beer) and another gentleman by LarryBrownSports.com, which offers this explanation:

“It turns out the fans in question are Aaron Cohen, a fashion designer who runs a clothing company called Revive, and a guy who goes by Chris Smokes on Twitter. Cohen is from the Michigan area, so we’re guessing the seats came from the Pistons, not Mark Cuban or the Mavericks. Cohen has also tweeted pictures from courtside seats in the past, but we’re guessing this is the first time he’s sat between players. It looks like they were sitting in VIP seats, not technically on the Mavs bench, but the funny part is that they were between Dallas players.”

A video of the Fox Sports broadcast by BustedCoverage.com provides another view of the visitors.